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#3 – The Thing (1982)

We’re getting close to the end. Coming in at #3 is one of my favorite all-time movies – John Carpenter’s The Thing. I can quote the entire movie because it’s awesome and because I watch it at least five times a year. I even own a Outpost 31 shirt. The Thing is also another classic Keith David supporting performance. Keith David is in the Supporting Hall of Fame alongside Bolo Yeung and Al Leong.

This clip shows MacReady (Kurt Russell) is the only one smart enough to flush the “thing” out. He moves ahead with the blood test they agreed on earlier in an attempt to find out who’s human and who’s not. When the alien blood jumps off the petri dish, all hell breaks loose and some of the men are tied up on the couch, helpless and afraid. Windows tries his best, but seems a little taken aback by what he’s witnessing. We all knew Windows was going die a gruesome death when he was the only one that didn’t want to torch MacReady when everyone thought he was a “thing”. Nice guys always get obliterated in horror films.

MacReady rebounds nicely with the flamethrower, plus the dynamite for good measure, but it’s a little too late for Windows.

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